Abstract
Veteran-Directed Home and Community-Based Services (VD-HCBS) is a consumer-directed program that began in 2009 and is jointly administered in a partnership between the Veterans Health Administration and the Administration for Community Living. The objective of this article is to describe the Aging and Disability Network agency (ADNA) personnel’s perceptions of the implementation of the VD-HCBS program with partner Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers (VAMCs). Qualitative interviews with 26 ADNA VD-HCBS personnel across the country were transcribed, coded, and analyzed. Results suggest that the majority of ADNA personnel interviewed perceive the collaboration experience to be positive. Interviewees reported several key mechanisms for facilitating a successful partnership, including frequent communication, training in VAMC billing procedures, having a designated VAMC staff person for the program, and active involvement of the VAMC from the onset of VD-HCBS program development. Findings have implications for other interagency partnerships formed to deliver services to vulnerable Veterans.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 611-618 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2016 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Aging network
- Geriatrics and extended care
- Home and community-based services
- Implementation
- Interagency collaboration
- Interviews
- Long-term care
- Participant directed services
- Qualitative research
- Veterans
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Rehabilitation